#356B8D Color

#356B8D is rgb(53, 107, 141) in RGB and hsl(203, 45%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#356B8D

HEX#356B8D

RGBrgb(53, 107, 141)

HSLhsl(203, 45%, 38%)

HSVhsv(203, 62%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.079 238.6)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 24%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #356B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #356B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#356B8D Complementary#8D5735 Analogous#358D82 Analogous#353F8D Triadic#8D356B Triadic#6B8D35

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #356B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4284AE #5998C0 #7AADCD #97BFD8 #B9D4E4 #D6E6F0

Shades

#2E5D7A #274F68 #204155 #1B3646 #142734 #0D1921

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